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Native plants in Yokohama

99 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

99 of them need no watering beyond Yokohama’s own rainfall

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Trees13

Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

No watering needed Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese White Birch

Betula platyphylla

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Hiba Arborvitae

Thujopsis dolabrata

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Beja · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs23

Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

No watering needed Photo: adamcvean · CC0 1.0

Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

No watering needed Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

No watering needed Photo: Ben Deed · CC0 1.0

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Eli Talhouk · CC BY 4.0

Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

No watering needed Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum

No watering needed Photo: Annie Weissman · CC BY 4.0

Flamingo Dappled Willow

Salix integra 'Flamingo'

No watering needed

Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Birchleaf Spirea

Spiraea betulifolia

No watering needed Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 1.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Shore Juniper

Juniperus conferta

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Japanese Skimmia

Skimmia japonica

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum

No watering needed Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Sweetgale

Myrica gale

No watering needed Photo: Jens Thorving Andersen · CC BY 4.0

Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Beja · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

No watering needed Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Grasses11

Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Red fescue

Festuca rubra

No watering needed Photo: Jens Søgaard Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

No watering needed Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Sedge

Carex conica

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

American Dune Grass

Leymus mollis

No watering needed Photo: John D Reynolds · CC BY 4.0

Wood Small-Reed

Calamagrostis epigejos

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Mountain Melick

Melica nutans

No watering needed Photo: Marcello Manara · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

No watering needed

Perennials38

Seasonal colour

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Bigleaf Ligularia

Ligularia dentata

No watering needed Photo: Timur Kalininsky · CC BY 4.0

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Eli Talhouk · CC BY 4.0

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Fan Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

No watering needed Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0

Kamchatka Bugbane

Actaea simplex

No watering needed Photo: Timur Kalininsky · CC BY 4.0

Spotted bellflower

Campanula punctata

No watering needed Photo: Takashi KOIKE · CC0 1.0

Japanese Aster

Aster ageratoides 'Adustus Nanus'

No watering needed

Ostrich Plume Astilbe

Astilbe thunbergii 'Ostrich Plume'

No watering needed

Japanese Iris

Iris laevigata

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Harold Epstein Barrenwort

Epimedium koreanum 'Harold Epstein'

No watering needed

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asarum sieboldii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

No watering needed Photo: Jose Gutierrez Higa · CC BY 4.0

Small Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile

No watering needed Photo: Viola Alekseeva · CC0 1.0

Japanese Bugbane

Actaea japonica

No watering needed

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Kinsei Variegated Japanese Fairy Bells

Disporum sessile 'Kinsei'

No watering needed

Aureovariegata Variegated Disporum

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'

No watering needed

Yellow Avens

Geum aleppicum

No watering needed Photo: Алёна Осипова · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spikenard

Aralia cordata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Soybean

Glycine max

No watering needed Photo: 周铮 · CC0 1.0

Hardy Orchid

Calanthe discolor

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Japanese Butterbur

Petasites japonicus

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

No watering needed Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Moorgrun Foamflower

Tiarella polyphylla 'Moorgrun'

No watering needed

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea petiolaris

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Beach Pea

Lathyrus japonicus

No watering needed Photo: Corvi Zeman · CC BY 4.0

Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: stinger · CC BY 4.0

False Hydrangea Vine

Hydrangea hydrangeoides

No watering needed Photo: Mike Butler · CC BY 4.0

Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

No watering needed Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Ferns14

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

No watering needed Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

No watering needed Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 1.0

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

No watering needed Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Braun's Holly Fern

Polystichum braunii

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Tokyo Wood Fern

Dryopteris tokyoensis

No watering needed

Fern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

No watering needed Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Stringy Stonecrop

Sedum sarmentosum

No watering needed Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 1.0

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